Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra, says “other forces
might be hiding behind” the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to
enforce the sit-at-home order in the south-east.
On August 9, IPOB had announced the enforcement of a
lockdown every Monday until Nnamdi Kanu, its leader, is released.
The sit-at-home order is to protest the arrest and detention
of Kanu.
On August 13, the group announced the suspension of the
order and modified it to whenever Kanu appears in court.
But many residents of the south-east still observe the order
despite its suspension.
Over the past few weeks, violent attacks have been unleashed
on those who were found flouting the order.
Recall that on Monday, gunmen harassed students of Comprehensive Secondary School, Nkume in Njaba LGA of Imo state. The students were writing the 2021 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
The gunmen also burnt down motorcycles belonging to teachers
and students.
Speaking with some journalists on Tuesday at the Lagos
airport, Obi said attacks on schoolchildren is an out-of-place behaviour of
Igbo people, adding that it is borne out of misguided aggression.
Obi said the education of children is “sacred” because they
are the leaders of tomorrow.
The former governor wondered why the sit-at-home still
continues despite countless statements from IPOB suspending it.
“Since IPOB has announced suspension of sit-at-home, it is
reasonable to suspect that other forces might be hiding behind IPOB to draw
back the south-east through such acts as well as the needless call for stay at
home on Mondays, a critical day for business/official work, which is only
hurting the economy of the south-east,” he said.
“Would investors come to the zone under the present
condition? Would established businesses not think of leaving the south-east
under such a condition?
“Would traders from neighbouring countries that flock Aba
and Onitsha on Mondays not seek and stick with alternatives? Would some
industries not think of relocating?”
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